# Colorado HB26-1138: Retail Theft Prevention Program Colorado HB26-1138, Retail Theft Prevention Program, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Dan Woog (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-03 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1138-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1138 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Retail Theft Prevention Program - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-04 - Last action: 2026-06-03, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Dan Woog (Republican), Robert Rodriguez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 30 - Subjects: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (108 yes, 28 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New grants help police fight retail theft: benefit, low. Beginning August 12, 2026, Colorado creates a Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program within its Division of Criminal Justice. An advisory board in the Attorney General’s office helps oversee the program. State, local, and tribal police, district attorney offices, and regional or multi-agency task fo… - Shared funding and longer crime prevention grants: benefit, low. Beginning August 12, 2026, Colorado makes an existing $10.3 million General Fund appropriation from fiscal year 2022-23 available to two programs. These are the Crime Prevention Through Safer Streets and Retail Theft Prevention grant programs, not direct household payments. Unspent money remains av… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Dan Woog (Republican), House - Sponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ava Flanell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Larry Liston (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Bright (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-12 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 32 | 3 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1138 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 1 | | | 2026-05-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 50 | 14 | | | 2026-05-08 | House | Adopt amendment L.013 | pass | 6 | 4 | | | 2026-05-08 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1138, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 4 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1138, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 9 | 2 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-06-03: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-06-02: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-06-02: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-06-02: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-12: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-11: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-11: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-09: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-08: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-05-08: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2026-03-24: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2026-02-04: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116194/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116914/download) - House Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116147/download) - House Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113731/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111332/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116275/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116449/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116390/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117052/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116194/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116914/download) - [House Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116147/download) - [House Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113731/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111332/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116275/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116449/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116390/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117052/download) ## Related - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1138-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).